Paradox
ODI Debutant
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2009
- Runs
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.. Poor captaincy by Shakib to bring Shahadat up the order to play out the final few overs against Bresnan and Anderson with a new, fast, swinging ball. You call Shahadat a nightwatchman?! Seriously?! Teach him how to play a full and straight delivery, not even a yorker (the delivery he got out to would be an overpitched delivery for a proper batsman which would be spanked to the boundary) and we'll talk. It's okay if you send somebody up the order like Aamer, or even Hauritz, but really? Shahadat?
The two wickets really put a bitter end to an otherwise sweet, sweet day for Bangladesh. Tamim is really developing into a world-class batsman - it'll be interesting to see, if in a year from now, he's up the batsman rankings to the top (where a batsman with talent like him should be) or he's at the same place. It's sad though Tamim is playing for a team like Bangladesh where even his good/great knocks end up going to waste because his team usually loses or the middle order collapse - if he were playing for a better team it'd be so much better. Anyway - let's see if Bangladesh can hold up a fight.
I reckon - Bangladesh need to bat out atleast 30-40 overs tomorrow and they'll be in the safe zone.
Siddique is playing well, a gritty Collingwood type of knock - he needs to stay. And the lower order of Mushfiqur, Mahmudullah, and Shakib, the captain himself - MUST support him. If they can, give batting practice to the tailenders tonight - teach them how to stay at the crease for a long time, proper defense techniques, and all. Bangladesh need to try to play out overs, not get runs (anyway, if they play out overs, the runs will come themselves).
If Bangladesh stay for 30-40 overs, they should draw the game (unless the English batsmen decide to bat for the win.. which they most probably will).
60-40 to England right now.. if those 2 wickets hadn't fallen, it would have been an even 50-50, or possibly even 40-60 to Bangladesh.
The two wickets really put a bitter end to an otherwise sweet, sweet day for Bangladesh. Tamim is really developing into a world-class batsman - it'll be interesting to see, if in a year from now, he's up the batsman rankings to the top (where a batsman with talent like him should be) or he's at the same place. It's sad though Tamim is playing for a team like Bangladesh where even his good/great knocks end up going to waste because his team usually loses or the middle order collapse - if he were playing for a better team it'd be so much better. Anyway - let's see if Bangladesh can hold up a fight.
I reckon - Bangladesh need to bat out atleast 30-40 overs tomorrow and they'll be in the safe zone.
Siddique is playing well, a gritty Collingwood type of knock - he needs to stay. And the lower order of Mushfiqur, Mahmudullah, and Shakib, the captain himself - MUST support him. If they can, give batting practice to the tailenders tonight - teach them how to stay at the crease for a long time, proper defense techniques, and all. Bangladesh need to try to play out overs, not get runs (anyway, if they play out overs, the runs will come themselves).
If Bangladesh stay for 30-40 overs, they should draw the game (unless the English batsmen decide to bat for the win.. which they most probably will).
60-40 to England right now.. if those 2 wickets hadn't fallen, it would have been an even 50-50, or possibly even 40-60 to Bangladesh.